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Five Sentences (Posted on 2004-10-12)

Which of the following 5 sentences are true?

a) It is not the case that 2 consecutive sentences are both false.
b) There are fewer false than true sentences.
c) It is not the case that 3 consecutive sentences are all false.
d) It is not the case that 2 consecutive sentences are both true.
e) There are exactly 3 false sentences.

Submitted by Brian Smith

Rating: 3.2308 (13 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

D is true, all others are false.
Nikki provides an explanation here.
Federico Kereki also provides an explanation here.

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Subject	Author	Date
Five Sentences	Whia1967	2022-09-17 02:24:21
answer	K Sengupta	2007-04-19 01:27:18
Heh	shini	2005-05-06 23:31:08
re: Please!!!! (long proof of randy's answer)	Kearns	2005-04-14 16:03:33
Paradoxial truth	Zipp Dementia	2005-02-11 02:55:00
Please!!!!	randy	2005-02-09 03:53:00
No Subject	james	2005-02-08 01:13:27
Solution?	Lisa Grindlay	2005-02-01 10:26:22
sorry I am wrong !	Pemmadu Raghu Ramaiah	2005-01-24 20:17:21
solution	Pemmadu Raghu Ramaiah	2005-01-24 20:13:54
possible solution	whome?	2005-01-22 19:38:10
solution	kat	2004-12-14 04:15:36
re: solve	john	2004-12-06 19:46:56
solve	nate	2004-12-03 15:23:34
solution	Vince	2004-11-29 15:47:41
re: Solution (software program used)	bill	2004-11-27 18:51:48
The Solution	Mike	2004-11-22 21:00:40
food for thought	aria	2004-10-25 03:42:04
Solution	Bstratford	2004-10-19 19:26:35
Solution	wcaexqdz	2004-10-18 13:34:19
solution	Michelle	2004-10-16 16:09:40
("*)	kise	2004-10-14 04:25:22
re: Solution (software program used)	Penny	2004-10-13 15:09:26
Solution (software program used)	Penny	2004-10-13 14:51:38
re(2): Explanation	Federico Kereki	2004-10-12 20:12:48
re: Explanation	nikki	2004-10-12 20:01:16
Explanation	Federico Kereki	2004-10-12 18:37:34
Computer solution	David Shin	2004-10-12 18:32:17
re: Answer+Solution	RandyOrton	2004-10-12 18:26:19
Answer+Solution	nikki	2004-10-12 18:16:29
re: Solution	Federico Kereki	2004-10-12 16:45:40
re: Solution	Sam	2004-10-12 16:40:05
Solution	Sam	2004-10-12 16:39:23
Solution	Squatty418	2004-10-12 16:38:26

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